"The ultimate purpose of Zen,' I remembered the roshi telling me, 'is not in the going away from the world but in the coming back. Zen is not just a matter of gaining enlightenment; it's a matter of acting in a world of love and compassion."

-- Pico Iyer

#Love Quotes #Compassion Quotes #Going Away Quotes

“Our need for innovation has shifted power closer to the source of that power-Us. We are the future.”
“It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people's attention and give them a livelier idea of God than do the often ill-applied examples of his wrath.”
“In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right to property.”
“We all dream; we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake.”
“I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.”
“I think we all have the power to name ourselves. I try to call people what it is they wish to be called. But we can take the sting out of epithets and bad words by using them.”
“This crazy thing called love...”
“Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels.”

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